Victoria Wood OBE (born May 191953) is a British comedian, actress, singer and writer. She has written and starred in sketches, plays and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own composition, which she accompanies on piano.
Wood was born in Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, and studied drama at the University of Birmingham, beginning her showbusiness career as an undergraduate, appearing on the TV talent show 'New Faces'. Her first big break was as a novelty act on the BBC's consumer affairs programme That's Life! in 1976. Her first play, Talent (1978), won her an award for Most Promising New Writer, and she has since won many awards for her light entertainment performances.
Wood is often regarded as among the top sitcom writers in Britain due to her understanding of British culture and high command of the English language. Her sitcom dinnerladies is regarded, along with The Royle Family, as a prime example of dialogue-based TV comedy, where the focus is more on discussion between characters than story or action.
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